The New Zealand - South Pacific District of Kiwanis International welcomes you to
our website! We hope that it will serve as a means to help you become as
enthusiastic about Kiwanis as we are! Every day, Kiwanians throughout the
world are revitalizing neighborhoods, organizing youth sports programs, tutoring,
building playgrounds, and raising countless dollars to donate to organizations
which support the needs of children and their communities.
Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated
to improving the world one child and one community at a time.

The heart & strength of Kiwanis is in the local Kiwanis clubs. Each club
is composed of individuals from a wide range of occupations, representing the
active forces and spirit of its own local community.

If you desire to enhance your community, Kiwanis may be just the organization for
which you are searching.

Take a few minutes to review this information and see what Kiwanis
is about. The information presented is specific to our district, but is
typical of the activities of Kiwanis clubs located throughout the world. If
you like what you read, see the contact information at the end of this page which
will put you in contact with us or a Kiwanis club local to you.

Kiwanis Vanuatu Schools Assistance Project

The packing of the container of books and other
goods sent to Vanuatu at the end of 2015 and the distribution of the goods in
Vanuatu was filmed. You can watch the video on YouTube. See
the link on the District News
Page..

What do we do?

We voluntarily share the challenge of community improvement
and leadership, assuming personal responsibility for civic
projects including assistance to youth, the disadvantaged,
the elderly, conservation of natural resources, development
of community facilities and creation of international
understanding and goodwill.

If you live in one of the communities in which Kiwanis is
represented and have a community service project with which
Kiwanis might be able to help, we want to hear from you.
All requests will be considered but projects which directly
benefit young children and their families will be given more
favorable consideration. We prefer projects that we can do,
build or otherwise participate in rather than just providing
financial assistance.

The pride of belonging to one of the finest service organizations in the world.

An opportunity for meeting and networking with prominent
leaders in the community, nationally, and internationally.

The good feeling from knowing you have personally helped your
community and its people.

How does one join?

Kiwanis membership is open to all individuals of good
character and community standing residing in, or having
other interests within, the community served by the club.
We require of our members, only that they have a willingness
to serve the community, attend the majority of our meetings
and pay the annual dues.

If you think that Kiwanis sounds like a pretty good idea and
you might be interested in joining one of our club please write,
call, fax or email us. We want more members and would be
happy to have you visit one or more of our meetings in your
community as our guest and find out first hand who we are and
the type of activities that we do for the local and world
communities.

What does it cost?

Dues are set by the club but are typically between NZ$50.00 and
NZ$140 per year and there may be a small (typically $25.00)
joining fee.
The dues cover the administration of the club at the local,
national and international levels. Each member
gets the monthly club newsletter and a district
bulletin. Most clubs have meals with their meetings. The price
of the meal varies from club to club but is normally additional
to the dues.

Our Meetings:

The majority of clubs hold their regular meetings once or
twice every month on a week night. The evening meetings typically start
with an informal period of socializing normally followed by the meal, a
brief business meeting deals primarily with the organization for
the various community service projects of the club. Most clubs
try to have a guest speaker or some activity at each meeting.

Guests are always welcome! We are proud of our organization and
will happily tell you about what we are doing to build a stronger
community.

Social Activities:

Most clubs have a few social activities of various sorts
throughout the year. Partners and older children frequently
join with us to share the fellowship and good feelings on our
many worthy service projects.

Funding:

Administrative funds are acquired through dues and the sale of our labor
to firms and individuals. Money for service projects comes through other public fund
raising and donations. These funds are strictly separated and well accounted
for.

Want to join the team?

Now that you know what Kiwanis is all about, wouldn't you be proud to be a member of
this great service organization? If you would like more information about the Kiwanis
organization, you can the send an email to
the district webmaster who will put
you in touch with the appropriate club.

Alternatively, you can contact any of our clubs directly and see where they
are located with help of this page.

Thanks to the Kiwanis Club of Palo Alto, USA for getting us
started and to Warren Hall of the Kiwanis Club of New Hartford,
USA for some good ideas used in this page.
Neither Kiwanis nor the webmaster assumes any responsibility for the
content of sites linked to this web site.